Facet joint pain results in referral patterns to the head, shoulders, and upper extremities. Both the synovium and capsule of each facet are richly supplied with nociceptor terminals. Medial branches innervate these facet joints sending afferent pain signals by way of A, D, and C fibers to ...
(Fig. 57.1).3–7Secondly, the cervicalfacet jointdoes not refer symptoms distal to the elbow. Please seeFigure 57.2, which illustrates pain referral patterns of the cervical zygapophyseal joints. The cervical zygapophyseal joints are innervated by medial branches of dorsal rami from C3–4 to...
Spondylosis is the term for progressive bony changes of the spine. Spinal degeneration begins with loss of intervertebral disc height, leading to changes in disc and spinal ligaments. Altered patterns of load-bearing in the spine arise with resultant sclerosis of the vertebral body, uncovertebral jo...
Multiple structures in the cervical spine, including cervical facet joints, have been shown to be capable of transmitting pain in the cervical spine with resulting symptoms of neck pain, upper extremity pain, and headache. Utilizing controlled comparative local anesthetic blocks the chronic cervical fac...
Adherence to a standard operating procedure for patients with acute cervical spine dislocations: review of a tertiary, referral, academic hospital in South... Adherence to a standard operating procedure for patients with acute cervical spine dislocations: review of a tertiary, referral, academic hospita...
Nkusi AE, Muneza S, Hakizimana D, Nshuti S, Munyemana P.( 2016) Missed or Delayed Cervical Spine or Spinal Cord Injuries Treated at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Rwanda. World neurosurgery.87:269-76.Nkusi AE, Muneza S, Hakizimana D, Nshuti S, Munyemana P. Missed or delayed ...
Outcome of Cervical Spine Trauma Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at a Tertiary Government Referral Trauma Center in Nepaldoi:10.1177/2192568220980703Gyanendra ShahRaj GauravDhakalSantosh Poudel
Cervical facet pain is typically a unilateral, dull aching pain with occasional referral into the occipital or trapezial region, depending on the facet joint involved (Table 6.7). • The pain referral zones for facet pain overlap with myofascial and disc pain patterns, making it difficult to ...
Cervical facet, or zygapophysial, joints have been shown to be a source of pain in the neck and referred pain in the head and upper extremities. Cervical facet joints were recognized as a potential source for neck pain in 1977. Based on controlled diagno
Cervical radiculopathy must be differentiated from other possible causes of upper extremity pain, which might include thoracic outlet syndrome; referral patterns from cervical and upper thoracic anatomic structures; shoulder girdle impairments, such as a rotator cuff impingement; elbow impairments, such as...